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Stan "Tookie" Williams' execution on California's Death Row has been set for one minute past midnight on December 13, according to Prof. Phil Gasper's article on CounterPunch today. There is a shocking rush to kill the one person who has been most effective in curbing gang violence and membership. This haste make no sense -- at this point, only extraordinary public pressure is going to put a brake on it .
Tookie Williams' story is one of extraordinary redemption. A co-founder of the Crips, he was framed and imprisoned for murder. In prison, he completely turned his spirit around. From prison, he has deterred many, many people from gang life and saved countless lives. His acts have earned Tookie Nobel Peace Prize nominations and other distiguished awards.
(snip) Tookie's death is going to send a very, very bad message.
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